A review of gender differences in self-esteem

Psychology of Gender Differences

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 131-143

  Zeigler Hill, Virgil ^a   Myers, Erin M ^b  

^a OAKLAND UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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